Taxi driver stabbed to death in Stamford

September 16, 2014 4:00 PM

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Shota Mekoshvili, with his attorney Lindy Urso in State Superior Court in Stamford, Conn., on Friday, August 29, 2014. Mekoshvili is accused of murdering Mohammed Kamal, the Stamford Taxi driver found near his cab on Doolittle Road earlier this week. less

Shota Mekoshvili, with his attorney Lindy Urso in State Superior Court in Stamford, Conn., on Friday, August 29, 2014. Mekoshvili is accused of murdering Mohammed Kamal, the Stamford Taxi driver found near his ... more

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Shota Mekoshvili, with his attorney Lindy Urso in State Superior... Photo-6800525.92439 - NewsTimes

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Shota Mekoshvili, with his attorney Lindy Urso in State Superior Court in Stamford, Conn., on Friday, August 29, 2014. Mekoshvili is accused of murdering Mohammed Kamal, the Stamford Taxi driver found near his cab on Doolittle Road earlier this week. less

Shota Mekoshvili, with his attorney Lindy Urso in State Superior Court in Stamford, Conn., on Friday, August 29, 2014. Mekoshvili is accused of murdering Mohammed Kamal, the Stamford Taxi driver found near his ... more

Photo: Lindsay Perry

Shota Mekoshvili, with his attorney Lindy Urso in State Superior... Photo-6800533.92439 - NewsTimes

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Shota Mekoshvili, with his attorney Lindy Urso in State Superior Court in Stamford, Conn., on Friday, August 29, 2014. Mekoshvili is accused of murdering Mohammed Kamal, the Stamford Taxi driver found near his cab on Doolittle Road earlier this week. less

Shota Mekoshvili, with his attorney Lindy Urso in State Superior Court in Stamford, Conn., on Friday, August 29, 2014. Mekoshvili is accused of murdering Mohammed Kamal, the Stamford Taxi driver found near his ... more

Photo: Lindsay Perry

Shota Mekoshvili, with his attorney Lindy Urso in State Superior... Photo-6800534.92439 - NewsTimes

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Shota Mekoshvili, with his attorney Lindy Urso in State Superior Court in Stamford, Conn., on Friday, August 29, 2014. Mekoshvili is accused of murdering Mohammed Kamal, the Stamford Taxi driver found near his cab on Doolittle Road earlier this week. less

Shota Mekoshvili, with his attorney Lindy Urso in State Superior Court in Stamford, Conn., on Friday, August 29, 2014. Mekoshvili is accused of murdering Mohammed Kamal, the Stamford Taxi driver found near his ... more

Photo: Lindsay Perry

Shota Mekoshvili, with his attorney Lindy Urso in State Superior... Photo-6800535.92439 - NewsTimes

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Shota Mekoshvili, 29, a citizen of the Republic of Georgia is the suspect in the stabbing death of Mahomed Kamal. Kamal, a Stamford taxi driver was killed in a stabbing on Doolittle Road in Stamford, Conn., on Wednesday, August 27, 2014. less

Shota Mekoshvili, 29, a citizen of the Republic of Georgia is the suspect in the stabbing death of Mahomed Kamal. Kamal, a Stamford taxi driver was killed in a stabbing on Doolittle Road in Stamford, Conn., on ... more

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Shota Mekoshvili, 29, a citizen of the Republic of Georgia is the... Photo-6800536.92439 - NewsTimes

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The Stamford Taxi in which the driver was killed in a stabbing on Doolittle Road in Stamford, Conn., is removed from the scene by a tow truck on Wednesday, August 27, 2014.

The Stamford Taxi in which the driver was killed in a stabbing on Doolittle Road in Stamford, Conn., is removed from the scene by a tow truck on Wednesday, August 27, 2014.

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The Stamford Taxi in which the driver was killed in a stabbing on... Photo-6783012.92439 - NewsTimes

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Police Chief Jon Fontneau talks about the scene on Doolittle Road in Stamford, Conn., on Wednesday, August 27, 2014, where a man was killed in a stabbing in the Stamford Taxi he was driving.

Police Chief Jon Fontneau talks about the scene on Doolittle Road in Stamford, Conn., on Wednesday, August 27, 2014, where a man was killed in a stabbing in the Stamford Taxi he was driving.